General Jesup, 1836: "a negro, not an Indian war" (Volusia, Florida, Dec. 9, 1836)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1836 · Places: Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma & the Five Tribes, Europe
SUMMARYGeneral Jesup, 1836: "a negro, not an Indian war" (Volusia, Florida, Dec. 9, 1836) [Connections: Five Tribes, Florida & maroons, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDGen. Thomas S. Jesup, commanding the Army of the South, to Georgia Governor William Schley: "This you may be assured is a negro, not an Indian war; and as such it is of the utmost importance to the South that it be instantly closed." He reports intelligence from a captured Indian and about forty Black captives
PATTERNa hostile witness: the US commander himself says Black and Seminole fighters were one force, and frames the war around slavery
LENS (WW9)the general could not separate them, so he named the war by color
OPENnone; the letter is digitized with transcription
SOURCEJesup to Schley, Dec. 9, 1836, Digital Library of Georgia. Primary: Telamon Cuyler Collection, Hargrett Library, University of Georgia.